Aggression of Druzes stopped in a battle by Niketas, katepano of Antioch

Summary:
The Druzes gathered on the Jabal al-Summaq with increasing violence. Niketas, katepano of Antioch, sent against them his tourmarchoi from the area of Aleppo. They arrested and executed their leaders, and besieged others in caves. The Druzes eventually asked for safe passage and fled 
Dates:
1032 March 16 
tourmarchai in region of Aleppo (Anonymi 168)
  • Were sent by Niketas 102 against the Druze who gathered on the Jabal al-Summaq causing trouble in the region of Aleppo, arrested and executed their leaders, and besieged those hiding in caves until they requested safe passage and were allowed to flee (in the month of rabi al-awwal of the year 423 (February-March 1032):فى شهر ربيع الأوّل سنة ثلث وعشرين وأربعمائة) ورسم لمن يجاورهم من طرامخته قصدهم برجالهم وأصحابهم فتلطّفوا فى أن قبضوا على دعاتهم ... Yahya al-Antaki 520
Niketas of Mistheia, doux of Antioch (Niketas 102)
  • Decided to take action against the Druze who gathered on the Jabal al-Summaq and caused trouble in the region of Aleppo, and sent against them his tourmarchai (Anonymi 168) who crushed them (in the month of rabi al-awwal of the year 423 (February-March 1032):فى شهر ربيع الأوّل سنة ثلث وعشرين وأربعمائة) ورأى ... مبادرتهم قبل تفاقم أمرهم ... ورسم لمن يجاورهم من طرامخته قصدهم برجالهم وأصحابهم ... Yahya al-Antaki 520